Review: Hats Off Gentleman It’s Adequate – Ark
Three very contrasting tracks comprise this engrossing EP.
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Lure of the Abyss: A Track-By-Track Dive into the Nihilism of Necronautical’s Apotheosis
We delve deep into the dark but ambitious concepts of the latest Necronautical album.
Threshold of Existence: Ashbringer on Progression, Growth and Transcending Genre
How Ashbringer transcended their black metal origins.
Review: Elder – The Gold & Silver Sessions
An ambitious, psychedelic left turn from the stoner/doom stalwarts.
Review: Flesh Of The Stars – Mercy
A bold, intricate and absorbing voyage from the Chicago based prog-doom purveyors.
Forest Child: An Insight into the Wacky Metal and Bizarre Mythology of Troll Mother
Discussing trolls, spaceships and Britney Spears in a Lord of the Rings-themed pub.
Review: Big|Brave – A Gaze Among Them
Canadian trio Big|Brave unleash their fourth monstrous full-length of intense, noise-laden drone rock.
Review: Helms Alee – Noctiluca
Softer and stranger: we review the new LP from psych-sludgers Helms Alee.
Review: Periphery – Periphery IV: Hail Stan
Periphery continue their ascent into the pantheon of modern metal greats.
Reviews Round-Up 023: Dissonant Sludge, Transcendent Post-Metal and Poignant Death-Gospel
Mono – Nowhere Now Here The term ‘post-metal’ was once synonymous with the term ‘experimental metal’, but in the few decades since its inception it has become evermore like a […]
Review: Dream Theater – Distance Over Time
Dream Theater step out from under the Portnoy shadow with a more direct offering than The Astonishing.
Affection Is Just an Affectation: The Lyrical Inspirations Behind Ithaca’s Blistering New LP
Ithaca vocalist Djamila Azzouz gives us a deeper insight into the band’s blistering new LP.
The Astral Noize Albums of the Year 2018: 74-50
The second part in our gargantuan AOTY piece spans a wide range of progressive takes on heavy music.
Introducing the Fucked-Up Sci-Fi Extremity of Wallowing
An introduction to the ambitious, fucked-up sci-fi noise of Wallowing.
Long-Term Innovation and Sumerian Creation Myths: In Conversation with High On Fire
We sat down with High On Fire to talk Electric Messiah and beyond.
Elder on English Weather, Conan The Barbarian and Mystery Pub Food
We meet up with half of proggy stoner rockers Elder at this year’s HRH Doom Vs Stoner.
